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PATENTED SEPT. 1, 1908.

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MOTOR VESSEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1908.

Application filed January 20, 1908. Serial No. 411,629.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID C. BLAKE, a natural-born citizen of the United States, residin at Marshfield, in the county of Coos and tate of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motor Vessels, of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompan ing drawing.

T is invention relates to an improvement in motor vessels, and has for its object, the provision of means for facilitating the propelling of a vessel.

Another. object of the invention is the construction of a vessel or boat, 'or ship, which is provided with a peculiarly-constructed propelling mechanism, whereby a very high rate of speed may be obtained, and said propolling mechanism comprises a minimum number of parts, is efficient in operation, and comparatively inexpensive to construct or manufacture.

A further object of the invention is the construction of a vessel or boat from a plurality of canoe-like sections, the driving means bein supported by said canoe-like sections, and part of said means being positioned between each two sections.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain 'novel constructions, combinations, and arrangement of parts, as'will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, partly shown in section, of an apparatus or vessel constructed'in' accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2' is a top plan view of the structure depicted in Fig. 1.

ig. 3 is a transverse, sectional view of the ap aratus or motor vessel.

eferring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates a plurality of canoe-like sections; I, preferably, employ three of these canoelike sections in the construction of my ap aratus or vessel. Each section 1 is prov1 ed with a hollow body portion 3, and terminates, at its ends, in upwardly-bowed or curved endportions 2.

A plurality of boxes 4 are carried by each canoe-like section 1, and each box comprises an upper section 5. and a lower section 6. Journaled in the boxes 4, are transverse, roller or wheel-su porting shafts 7. Fixedly secured to each shaft 7, is, referably, a pair of hollow or buoyant r01 ers or wheels 8.

The rollers 8 are provided with an ular webs or fins 9 upon their peripheries. he fins or flanges 9, owing to then angular structure, materially assist in driving or propelling the vessel through or over water, for the reason that a portion of the vessel is really lifted a considerable distance out of the water when a very high; speed is attained, owing to the buoyancy of the structure. From the foregoing, it will be noted that the canoe-like sections, as well as the rollers, are hollow and buoyant. Each roller 8 is, preferably, positioned between two parallel, canoe-like sections 1.

The upper portion of each roller is covered by a semi-cylindrical casing 10; the transverse edges of each casin 10 resting upon transverse eye-beams 11, Tig. 1. The eyebeams 11 are positioned between each two contiguous rollers at each side of the vessel and constitute a support for not only the casings 10, but also assist in supporting the longitudinally-extending eye-beams 11. The eye-beams 11 rest upon the top of the casing 10, and also upon the upper ends of the end portions 2 of the canoe-like sections 1. Front and end casings or concavo-convexed guards 12 are secured at the ends of the canoe-like sections for preventing water from passing over the top of the casings 10, as well as preventing water from injuring or wetting the driving gear. If I desire, I may sup ort, upon the p atform or floor 13, carried by the eye-beams 11, a cabin, as indicated by-dotted lines 14, Fi 3.

At one end of the canoeike sections 1,

. and, preferably, carried by the center canoelike section, is a rudder-post or vertical shaft 15, which is provided, at its upper end, with a pulley or wheel 16, by means of which rotary movement may be imparted to the post or shaft 15 for moving the rudder 16.

The driving gear for shafts 7 and rollers or wheels 8 comprises disks 17, fixedly secured to the transverse supporting shafts 7, preferably, between the parallel rollers or wheels 8, see Figs. 2 and 3. Each primary, frictional disk 17 extends, preferably, through an elongated aperture or opening 18, Fig. 3, into the central canoe-like sections, and engaging said rima tioned: aux iary disks 19, which auxi iary disks are fixedly secured to arallel, longitudinally-extending drive s afts 20. The drive-shafts 20 are j ournaled in transverse disks are transversely-posibeari s 21 carriedby the top of the central canoeike section, and each earing is, referably, formed of sections that are hel together by any suitable fastening means 22, whereby the fparallel, longitudinally-extending drive sha s 20 can be quickly assembled or disassembled in the construction of the driving mechanism. 1, preferably, employ a pair of drive-shafts 20 for increasing the drive-power, as it will be obvious that the two shafts. are rotated synchronously, in opposite directions, and thereby a double frictional driving-power is obtained upon the primary disks 17, for rotating the rollers. Any suitable motor power may. be utilized for imparting rotary movement to. the shafts 20. my

It will be obvious that the rollers or wheels 8 constitute propellers or propelling means.

What I claim is:

1 In an apparatus of the class. described, the combination of a plurality of canoe-like sections, each section comprising a closed curved end-portions, a transverse shaft journaled upon said. bodies, aroller or propeller fixedly secured tosaid shaft, a casing cover-. ing a (portion of said roller, and a beam supporte iilpon the upwardly-curved end-portions an said casing.

2. An apparatus of the class described, comprising a plurality of parallel, canoe-like sections, eac section. provided with upwardly-curved end portions, inwardly-curved curved end-portionso -'t e. sections, and extending downward, and propelling means carried by the guards.

3.. In an apparatus ofi'thei class. described the combination of a plurality of parallel,

canoe-like sections, provided. with an up:

weirdly-curved, hollow end portion, trans.-v

verse supporting means positioned contigu ous to the ends of and connecting-said canoe like sections, inwardly-bulged guards connectednear their upper end tothe u wardlycurved end. portions. and supporte at their lower ends upon said supporting and connecting means, and means supported entirely upon said canoe-like sections and positioned. betweensaid guards for propelling the canoe like sections.

4, An apparatus of the class described, comprisinga series of parallel canoe-like sections provided with u wardly-extending portionsv at their ends, r0 lers ournaled between each two sections andarran ed intransverse alinement, casings su porte by said sections and partly covermg the rollers, guard means positioned at the ends ofsaid canoe-like sections and engaging at their upper ends the upper ends of.sa 1d sections. and;

the canoe-like section between.

eing adapted; to prevent liquidfrom passing over; the top of, said casings, and means positioned between,

the rollers and the casings and bein ca able of imparting rotary movement to t e s afts and rollers.

5; An apparatus of the class described, comprising a plurality of buoyant sections, a transverse shaft supported u on said sections a roller or propeller fixe ly secured to said shaft between said sections, a semicylindricalcasing carried by said sections and covering the upper portion of said propeller, and a beam supported u on and engagin the upper portion of sai casing.

6. apparatus of the class described,

comprising a series of buoyant sections,

shafts journaled upon said sections, rollers arranged parallel and in alinement and fixedly secured to the shafts between the sections, a plurality of semi-cylindrical casings covering the upper portions of said rollers and supported u on said sections, and a plus zrality oflongitu inally-extending eye-beams {supported upon the upper portion of the -;.cas1ngs.

body, terminating in upwardly-extending, I

7. An apparatus of the class described,

comprising a series of parallel canoe-like sections, each section; provided with upwardly-.

icur-ved, hollow end portions, propelling ;means supported upon and positioned between each two. sections, casings covering said propelling means and sup orted upon said sections, and longitudinal y-extending beams supported upon the up er or-tion of said casings, and the upper en s 0 said endportions. or bowed guards en a 'ng the upwardly- 8. An apparatus of the class described,

above said transverse eyesbeams and supportedupon. said. sections, and propelling :means supported upon said sections between Eeach two contiguous eye-beams.

9,. apparatusof the class described,

comprisin sections, each section provided iwith. a be y and with. upwardly-extending lends-transverse eye-beams supported upon i the b0 dy, longitudinally-extendlngeye-bearns Isupported u onthe upwardly-extending ends and above t e transverse eye-beams, acasing supported upon each two contiguous transverseeye-beams, and propelling means carried by each two contiguous sections and pogsitioned within each casi 10. An appara-tus of class described,

ithe cornbination with buoyant. supports, of a shaft. journaled u on said supports, a roller or propeller fixed y secured to said shaft, a

primary disk fixedly secured to said shaft,

parallel drive-shafts positioned-contiguous to i said disks, and auxiliary disks fixedly secured to .said drive-shafts and engaging the ,opposite sides of. said primary disk.

1-1. In an apparatus of the class described,

,the combination of. canoe-like sections, journal-boxes formed upon said sections, a shaft journaled in said boxes, a roller or propeller fixedly secured to said shaft between said sections, a primary frictional disk fixedly secured to sa1d shaft, and said disk extending into one of'said canoe-like sections, transverse, parallel bearings carried by the upper portion of the canoe-like section into w ch the primary disk extends, parallel driveshafts journaled in said transverse bearings, and positioned upon opposite sides of said primary disk, auxiliary, frictional disks secured to said drive shafts between said transverse bearings and upon opposite sides of and engaging the primary frictional disk.

12. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a plurality of canoe-like sections, a supporting shaft journaled upon the upper ortion of said canoe-like sections, a frictiona disk fixedly secured to said supporting-shaft and extendin down into one of the canoe-like sections, a rol er or propellerfixedly secured to said supporting-shaft between two contiguous canoe-like sections, and

means engaging the side of said frictional.

disk for imparting rotary movement thereto and thereby driving the roller or propeller.

13. In a mechanism of the class described, the combination with a support, of a sup orting-shaft carried by said support, propeilling means fixedly secured to said shaft, a rotatable member fixedly secured to said supporting-shaft to one side of said propelling means,

and means engaging the o poslte portions of said rotatable bearing an being capable of imparting rotary movement thereto for rotatlng sa1d propelling means.

14. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a series of parallel canoelike sections, a transverse, supporting shaft journaled u on all of said sections, a pair of rollers fixe ly secured to said shaft, each roller positioned between each two contiguous canoe-like sections, a frictional, primary disk secured to said shaft between the rollers and partly positioned above and below the upper face or surface of one of the canoe-like sections, transverse, sectional bearings carried by the canoe-like section and artly surrounding the frictional disk, longitudinallyextending, arallel shafts positioned above the canoe-lik bearings, said parallel shafts journaled in said sectional bearings, and auxiliar frictional disks fixedly secured to the sha s between two transverse bearings and en aging opposite sides of the primary frictiona disk.

15. In an apparatus of the class described, the combinatlon of a canoelike section, a shaft journaled upon said section, propelling means fixedly secured to said shaft, means for rotating said shaft and propellin means, said canoe-like section provided wit an up wardly-extendin end, an outwardly-bulged guard engaging Elie upwardly-extending end of said section, a rotatable post extending through the canoe-like section and through said guard, a wheel or actuating member positioned above said guard andfixedly secured to the shaft near its upper end, and arudder fixedly secured to said shaft below the canoelike section.

16. In an apparatus of the class described, the combinatlon of a canoe-like section terminating at its ends in upwardly-extendin end portions, said endportions positione above the central portion of said section, horizontal supporting means in engagement with only the u er portion of and connecting the u war fy-extending end portions, and prope ling means supported u on the canoe-like section and positioned below the supporting means.

In testimony whereof Ihereunto affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

DAVID C. BLAKE.

Witnesses:

E. H. RAYMOND, CHAS. J. BENSGHKE.

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